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What's On?

27/11/2023

What's On 4-10 December

Monday, 4th December

Girls Training: U12/14s - 17:45-18:45 & U16/18s 18:15-19:45 at ORFC. Beginners & returning players from P6-U18 welcome.
Senior Women's training 18:15-19:45 at ORFC

Tuesday, 5th

Senior Men’s training 19:30-21:00 at KGS 3G

Wednesday, 6th

EGM - 19:30 in the clubhouse
Youth Rugby Joint Training 17:30/18:00-19:30 at KGS/ORFC. Please check for updates

Thursday, 7th

Senior Men’s training 18:30-20:00 at KGS 3G

Friday, 8th

Senior Women's training 19:30-21:00 at KGS

Saturday, 9th

Kirkwall Rookies 10:00-11:00 in Picky Arena
Kirkwall Minis 10:00-11:00 at ORFC
U18s HOME v Moray/Huntly - KO TBC
1st XV HOME v Boroughmuir - KO 13:00 at Picky

Sunday, 10th

East Rookies 10:30-11:15 at Burrayfield
East Minis 10:30-11:30 at Burrayfield
West Rookies 11:00-12:00 at Dounby Primary School
West Minis 11:00-12:30 at Dounby Primary School
U16s AWAY v Highland RFC in Inverness

Check Fixtures Page / Calendar for future events & directions to games

Click here for SRU Fixtures Page

E.G.M. - Wednesday 6 December 2023

21/11/2023

EGM
Wednesday, 6th December 7.30pm in clubrooms
Adoptions of club accounts before committee meeting.
All members welcome

Orkney RFC welcomes first ‘home-grown’ Development Officer

15/11/2023

Orkney Rugby Club welcomes Sean Corrigall as our fourth RDO and the first home-grown one having started his rugby in West minis & served as the club’s Community Rugby Coach for the past year.

He takes over the role from John Cairns, who held the post from November 2016.

Sean is a talented sportsman having rowed to Under 23 British Champion level and is Scottish Indoor record holder at 2000m and 500m, and coached junior members of Molesey Boat club in London.

Having retired from elite rowing due to injury, Sean returned to rugby and played for a season with Bay of Plenty in New Zealand and then with US Avignon Le Pontet, a club based in the South of France close to Toulon, who start their players at three years of age!

Sean also had a spell at Boroughmuir RFC, coached U12s in N.Z. and U18s in France.

Willie Stewart
Chairman, ORFC

Orkney Sports Awards Nominations 2023/24

7/11/2023

Orkney Sports awards is set to take place on Friday, January 27, 2024, at Kirkwall Grammar School. The search is now on for the county’s most outstanding athletes, teams and coaches.

The categories are:

Sportsperson of the year.
Young sportsperson of the year.
Team of the year.
Young team of the year.
Coach of the year.

Official of the year.
Volunteer of the year.
Young volunteer of the year.
School Sports volunteer of the year.
Hall of fame.

Nomination forms can be found here until midnight on 19 November when the voting window closes. Forms can be sent to the Active Schools team by post, email or online via social media. Full details are on the Orkney Islands Council website

Make a Nomination

Nomination Criteria

Sports First Aid Course 18-19 Nov at KGS

2/11/2023

There are spaces remaining on the Community Sports first aid course which will be delivered on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November.

The course covers sports related injuries and is SYFA approved. Please see full details below:

Time: 10am – 4pm (both days)
Place: PE Classroom, Kirkwall Grammar School
Cost: £120 per person
SCQF Level 6
Valid for 3 years

To book a place, please contact Elaine Harcus by email: Elaine.Harcus@orkney.gov.uk

Mini Rugby - Past & Present

21/9/2023

- Past and Present -

Here are a few snaps of some of our current first team players, showing where it all began. This could be your son or daughter!

Kirkwall are looking to increase their minis section, so if you think your son or daughter could be a future First XV player take them along on a Saturday morning for training 10-11am.

East Rookies and Minis are also looking to increase both sections. They currently train on a Sunday 10:30am at the Holm pitch.

U14 boys are looking for a few extra boys. They train alongside the other youth section on a Wednesday from 6-7:30pm.

One thing that has not changed over the years is post training coke and crisps!

Westray Mini Rugby Tournament 19-9-23

20/9/2023

On Sunday 19th September 2023, fifty five P4-7 players from East, Kirkwall and West travelled to Westray to take part in the second (hopefully, now annual) Minis tournament.

Conditions were near perfect on arrival on the island and we were greeted by local mini-buses to ferry us smoothly to the school, ready for the rugby ahead.

Westray Mini Rugby Tournament 2023

Farewell to John Cairns

19/9/2023

After nearly 7 years as Orkney RFC RDO, John Cairns is moving on from the club.

There will be get together at the club on Friday night at 6.30-7pm to say farewell to himself, Joanne and Callie and anyone wishing to attend is welcome along.

We think you can all agree he’s done a ton of work for the club and a lot of it behind the scenes and will be missed both in his coaching and DO role as well as working closely with the SRU.

They will both be missed and we wish them all the very best when the twins arrive at the start of the year.
Please pass this invite on to kids, parents and other coaches and committee past and present - we look forward to seeing you all at the club on Friday evening!
(They have to be in Stromness for the boat by nine, so it won’t be a late night)

Job Opportunity - Rugby Development Officer - September 2023

5/9/2023

Orkney Rugby Football Club
Rugby Development Officer
Salary £22,000 - £25,000 per Annum.
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney

Closing Date: Friday 29 September

Orkney RFC is looking for a dynamic and committed Rugby Development Officer to work with us to drive the aims of the club forward in line with the club's development plan and Scottish Rugby's vision. The club aspires to deliver a high quality rugby development programme that creates a positive and supportive environment for its players, coaches, and club officials.